Reparations – Non Profit News

As Ta-Nehisi Coates said, “America begins in black plunder and white democracy, two features that are not contradictory but complementary.” Every whip slash inflicted on their backs ironically gave them strength to carry on their shoulders the burden of trickery, treachery and conformity. Let’s not forget the burden of you dismantling the Black family and using Black babies to breed human machinery. Machinery used to provide centuries of privilege and stability for your offspring. And as I write this piece, my hand chokes pen angrily and the red ink from it bleeds, reminding me of the 1920’s, Bruce’s Beach and Black Wall Street, reminding me of decade after decade of your people consistently stealing from me. You keep telling me and my people to get over it but how can we when the consequences still exist, and when your grandfather’s clock of wealth continues to tick. As long as you keep benefiting from my people’s timeless misfortunes, you should never fix your expectations for me to forget. Hell no, I won’t get over this! America is in debt, they’ve run up a bill on their black card, now it’s time for them to pay what’s rightfully ours, no more committing...